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North Korea attempted to launch what it called a space satellite over the sea to the south on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, as the nuclear-armed North seeks to gain ground in a regional space race.

North Korea fires 'space launch vehicle': Seoul

An all-private astronaut team of two Americans and two Saudis, including the first Arab woman ever sent into orbit, headed for splashdown off Florida's coast on Tuesday, capping an eight-day research mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged Turkey to immediately finalize Sweden's accession to NATO, saying the Nordic country had already taken significant steps to address Ankara's objections to its membership.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi on Tuesday asked Ukraine and Russia to respect five principles to safeguard Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, suggesting he had not secured their agreement to protect the facility.

NATO upbeat on Sweden bid as US urges Turkey to say yes

Hardliners threaten to sink deal averting US default

US synagogue shooter hunted down Jewish victims, prosecutor tells trial

More than 40 European leaders meet in Moldova on Thursday in a show of support for the former Soviet republic and neighbouring Ukraine as Kyiv prepares to launch a counter-offensive against occupying Russian forces.

Kosovo-Serbia tensions: A tale of two ethnicities

Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloofar Hamedi have been in jail for several months on charges linked to their coverage of Amini's funeral.

The United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday he has formally conveyed his concerns over a new British migration law to the government, saying he was worried it would bar people from seeking asylum.

Burkina PM vows no deal with jihadists as 40 killed

'Suddenly it came to us': Muscovites react to drone attack

NATO countries are in the middle of Arctic military manoeuvres, vowing on Tuesday to defend their newest member, Finland, which is hosting its first joint NATO exercise since becoming the 31st member of the Western alliance in April.

Crypto here to stay, must be regulated: Hong Kong treasury chief

Key European Union legislation including reforms of its power market and climate change goals are up in the air after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election just as Spain is due to take the reins of the bloc.

The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 17 people and entities based in China and Mexico who it accused of enabling counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pill production, as the Biden administration seeks to stem imports of the deadly drug.

Italy's ruling conservative coalition has predicted it could hold on to power for years after crushing the centre left in local elections that laid bare seemingly unbridgeable divisions between opposition parties.

Ukraine is seeking guarantees from Moscow and the U.N.

Macron contradicts his PM on facing down far right

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold talks with U.S.

Senegalese opposition leader calls for mass protests ahead of trial verdict

Spurred by rising violent crime and increased gang activity, a growing number of Ecuadoreans are learning to use guns in the hope of protecting themselves from crime, four firearm instructors and their pupils said.

The coast guard of the United States, Japan and the Philippines will hold trilateral maritime exercise in the South China Sea this week, the first such manoeuvres between them as a time of growing concern about China's moves in the region.

EU 'discomfort' at Hungary chairing bloc meetings

Uganda continues to crack down on LGBTQ people as it enacts a new law that stipulates the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality."

Elon Musk meets Chinese FM in Beijing

On a hot summer afternoon, 23-year old Nizamudin Abdul Rahim Khan is playing cricket on a muddy, unpaved road in the Rafiq Nagar slum in India's financial capital, Mumbai.